Birmingham consultant spent last five Mothering Sundays in tears after being told she had just a one per cent chance of conceiving

She had been told she had just a one per cent chance of having a baby.

But tomorrow Claire Dovydaitis will be celebrating Mother’s Day with her “miracle” son, George Anthony.

The Birmingham consultant, 38, spent the past five years in tears on the special day as she desperately tried to conceive with partner Martyn Handley.

But this time she will be crying tears of joy following the birth of her baby boy in December - despite being told she had the ovaries of a 48-year-old and just one per cent chance of falling pregnant.

“Every year Mother’s Day has been agonising,” said Claire, a city compliance consultant.

“I couldn’t tell my family what we were going through, so had to try and keep it to myself.

“But I have cried every day for the past five years on Mother’s Day. This time, there will be tears of joy.”

The couple first met in 2002.

But they have faced a catalogue of problems over the past six years while trying to conceive - spending around £20,000 on fertility treatment.

Martyn, 51, and a self-employed electrician, had undergone a vasectomy after having two children in a previous relationship, which he then reversed in 2007. But a year later he suffered a heart attack.

“So much happened throughout our journey,” said Claire.

“When Martyn had the heart attack we still hadn’t conceived and afterwards tests revealed that the vasectomy had reversed itself back.”

It was then that Claire, from Cannock, Staffordshire, saw an advert for Midland Fertility Services in Aldridge and decided to seek more help.

“I had never wanted to have IVF but I wanted children,” she explained.

“We went along to an open day and it was suggested that Martyn have his sperm surgically removed which would be frozen - ready to use when I produced the eggs, through ICSI treatment, which is a form of IVF where the sperm is injected directly into the egg and transferred back into the woman.”

“He had to be tested first to make sure he was fit enough following the heart attack.”

They were given the go ahead in March 2011, but sadly Claire only produced one viable egg for transfer during the first cycle and it failed.

In November of the same year, they began a second cycle, but that also failed.

“They then carried out investigations into me and found that my ovaries were like that of a 48-year-old,’’ said Claire.

‘‘It was devastating. We were given three options, to try treatment again which had a one per cent success rate. Take a donor egg, or just give up altogether.

“We decided to go for another cycle.”

This time the couple were in luck. Claire was given a stimulating drug called Clomid instead of the usual medication and it worked.

She produced four eggs of which two were classed as very good quality and the couple had their final cycle of ICSI treatment. Two weeks later they got the news they had longed for - a positive pregnancy test.

Little George was finally born on December 31, weighing 8lbs 8oz, at Stafford Hospital.

“He truly is a miracle,” added proud mum Claire. “It’ll be a really special day tomorrow which I’ll spend with George, Martyn and our own mums. I can’t wait.”